Hearts of Oak: Conquest of the Seas is a non-commercial PC game being developed by PiratesAhoy!, and is to become the historical seafaring game to end them all! Fun, realistic gameplay on land and at sea, set during the Age of Sail, will provide extensive free play, exciting scripted storylines and intense multiplayer scenarios.

"Hearts of Oak: Conquest of the Seas" is a project of epic proportions, intended to be the pirate and historical seafaring game to end them all. Do you have any interest in such a game, then be sure to READ ON!

This game is being developed to be the pirate and historical seafaring game to end them all. Realistic yet fun gameplay on land and at sea allowing both extensive free play and exciting scripted storylines should ensure that anyone with any interest in the Age of Sail should be able to live their dream!

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While making it free is awesome, if you guys do end up making a huge game that is worthy of dosh, I suggest making a paid version of 10 for no commercials and a free version with a commercial every time you start to support further development while making sure people who dont have much money can play as well :)
Im sure noone will argue with a 2 minute commercial for a free piece of awesome software.
Just an idea tho ;3

I love the whole Pirates Theme.
And would love to finally see a game that can live up to the History and epicness of Buccaneers.
Furious Seas, Grand Isles, Lady's with Big Bosoms, Big Ships and ale chunking pirates.

Many players like me feel indeed that the game is more realistic and funny WITH the third person. Why, you may ask? You can imagine you're the one who is there walking, fighting or piloting the ship. In the first person, however, you can't see yourself, you can't see how you are swinging the sword or climbing the ship. It's funnier if you can see and feel the ship, and the best way is at third person!

And if, like in stage four, you are going to allow the player to customize his character, it doesn't make sense that he or she can't see his custimized character ingame!

Hello everyone I'm new to these waters sorry if my English is not very good and I'm Spanish. I see that you are creating a new game and I would like to bring you some quests if you want. I come from 3D Forum Age of Pirates and Buccaneers Gold in which we are creating a mod to add a quest to Diego Espinoza and Ian Stance.
Well that's what I wanted to talk to you if you want I can create some quests.
Thanks and greetings to all.

At the moment, we seem to have a lot of people interested in quest writing, even though the game's foundations are still being laid, meaning it will be at least a few months before we can include the first storyline.
However, that doesn't mean you can't help out with the quest-related brainstorming; we'd appreciate your input! You may also be able to help us with any Spanish content or dialogue too. Please visit our main forum if you want to join the team: Piratesahoy.net

1.Will the game have any easter eggs or any thing?
2.In POTC:New Horzons, I liked the Woodes Rogers quest, will there be puzzles?
3. Can you add the Soleil Royal and Santissima Trinidad to the game?
4.Will the ship battles be similar to the one in Assassins Creed 3?(rouge winds ,cliffs ,weather )
thank you and good luck on the game!

1. We're doing this for fun. We won't be able to resist adding Easter Egge.s ;-)
2. I'm sure there will be, though perhaps not in the first release. It is definitely something that can add a different type of experience to the same game.
3. Any ship can be added, provided that they're made by somebody. Those particular ships fall outside our initial time-frame, but the intention is to add more time periods later on.
4. We intend to have all the good things in place, but they will be a LOT more realistic than AC 3 has them.